5,684 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,461
- 2016: 5,532
- 2021: 5,684
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booragoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booragoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas at this level have a population as large as Booragoon, which is home to 5,684 people. It is a mature community where the typical resident is 43, making it noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
5,684
▲ +4.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Booragoon — higher than 86% of areas.
| Booragoon | 5,684 |
|---|---|
| 6154, WA | 10,621 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Booragoon is larger than about 91% of similar areas, with a total population of 5,684 people.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
22.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Booragoon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.7%, a proportion well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +303.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booragoon, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50148/booragoon/topic/demographics-identity